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National Public Health Improvement Initiative (NPHII)

Texas Department of State Health Services

2013 Funding (Year 4)

Amount of funding: $500,000

Description of Project
Awardee will:

Hire a school of public health to provide direct and remote technical assistance to local health departments (LHD) pursuing accreditation, focusing on review of quality of documentation to ensure the LHD can meet requirements for Public Health Accreditation Board standards

Complete an inventory of public health functions the state performs on behalf of locals (functions that locals cannot or choose not to perform)

Improve information technology governance and achieve efficiency and effectiveness by redesigning business processes around state health priorities, limiting the number of committees, and updating all policies and aligning these to state and federal standards

Document the “as-is” manual processes for internal vital records data exchange with program operations and design a “to be” automated process for the same

Build return-on-investment capacity for chronic diseases

2012 Funding (Year 3)

Amount of funding: $500,000

Description of Project
Awardee will:

Support local health departments wishing to meet the Public Health Accreditation Board standards

Develop a state health asset assessment and searchable database

Expand training in Lean Six Sigma to support quality improvement activities in laboratory operations and to improve the timeliness and accuracy of public health data